Case Study:
Jean-Luc Nancy and Peter Sloterdijk
1. What is the world, according to Heidegger and Nancy? What is the significance of "touch" to Nancy's understanding of human worldliness?
2. Explain Nancy's concept of "mondialization." How does mondialization differ from globalization and modernization?
3. How does Sloterdijk understand human beings in terms of spheres? What are the three historical phases of globalization according to Sloterdijk? How does the spheres which define human existences manifest themselves in each of these phases?
4. What kind of ethics do Nancy and Sloterdijk advocate for in a globalized world? What is the significance of Nancy and Sloterdijk's thought for multinational corporate practices?